Oh! PC Magazine

Issue  116

Vol. 8 No. 12

Jan 01 - 15 1990

Oh!PC launched in 1982 (June issue). As a specialized computer magazine targeting specific manufacturers, it gained attention along with the simultaneous launch of Oh!X magazine.
Oh!PC was a  monthly publication from 1982–1989, then went to bi-monthly from July 1989 to 1998 (1st & 15th), then became a monthly publication again (August 1998 – August 2000).

Its main focus was on NEC personal computers with editorial content specialized for NEC computers. It competed with PC Magazine published by Shinkigensha at the time.

Subsequently, NEC's focus shifted from the PC-9800 series to the PC-9821 series, and then to the PC98-NX series. Also, with the dominance of Microsoft Windows, the value of focusing solely on NEC diminished. As a result, the magazine began to include articles targeting PC/AT compatible machines in its later stages. With the rise of Windows, the value of model-specific information decreased. In the later stages, articles that violated licenses or warranties were also prevalent, such as using parts meant for PC-98 series in PC/AT compatible machines or reusing drivers for similar boards from other manufacturers. This situation led manufacturers to impose stricter checks on driver compatibility.

Although it continued publishing until the end of the Oh! series of magazines, it eventually went on hiatus in 2000 and with the August issue publication effectively ceased.